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Is a piece of silver a mixture?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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If it is pure Silver, then no, it would be an element. However, pure metals are often hard to come by because they have properties that can be undesirable, e.g. they're too soft or too brittle. Because of this, metals are often mixed and are considered alloys, a mixture of metals.

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